New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-16
VI.


Thursday night
.Nadome n i, fievre," said Anast"s'c seh'ch,
o. WAS dressing Tor dinner; ana lhuocu
conlJ see IN the glass tn"t my eJ r,msor
I~nriy biiaht, whilst my chec>' w w, ,, o
s'"i o"Su,,,,V tevcrish, lor h'iu HoV ~
/ Was "SS" 80, fiery mt OF ind!snauon When L
oO'Vi'u y,yus,nl,s 1 was aware uliccI'F l nm
Enc roam that my appearance - \nt , was
Wv -. Mn, pdrtlcul'iy peC'iiii"7 ,,.s of
Ia! w. aus oil what L ala H"ol 49,,
ecdioeN ,,d | moved about among thc l'io
"haO So =, Guests as in dream c''''s ,,'n+
Tam,nino clcat deal. III 70 n nv, mo- ,,tn,,i,ty an
= a7'1a1eo M Orcn.on lounu ill.,, n a,,n,Il dc
"No' ~ for he on his lart sceii'u ,,i.r and
dong So i ,e IN TACT, we lNNtr SPUN '
sifous " .an mel during the bah' VI oou'O
va. nna.le 10 dane ., tho s,ene |
W., int, the eAciteihen' I'm any longer,
e'li nt a very young WO'"" iirb uGed
am hot ,rSn,n ardOr when u'5'"
hut nv ,o me. | suppose an al
nc cess1ve brllancy ana gay Wy. amy for me. at
u had no lack oil partIi'i9' "n ,not Is to
iaast the bail was ueoiu.'
saN-until il was near'S WV , ,,,,os with
To-" tad danced and sat out several ',in's W' rn
H n'roni.. now he urged me TO take e tu,n
,iIh him in the conservatory M' ,,0h Urbtrd bv
VII hrautiful plantS and loWers' anu 1.ro.tc1
WIN In. whose subdued tones cohtr"suo"
Ioa,ontly with the white glare OIL INV ,,o in n
corsenfed but We had barely SAT wv" tbn
scoludcd scat when, Wlunouu Guy - / WAS taken
Maruuls made formal pro- osa'. / w. 70 In
Iaii although perhaps l had no 80" ,'ord
'nrnri,ed. THIS was only. as learner nyncct
,vIaf everyone else in the house ha' o. Not even
inc vet somehow | did not expect IT. T 'pcnored
inS' snfoii.s do,cstalle speeches had IrcP.iNu
,o I Lad been sailing. so to speak, oh u occr
ne,tuous sea of my own thouSh'', ~ coub 10
MED i'm steering my course as conduct very
rrouso and aualze Lord BALTIMORE cum ci,
LILY Durinr the last two days 'l'u ~
exceedingly unhappy it had bceh W ond
feelings to talk aimlessly To the Ni"l, ~ II
LET him admire and insuncuVrN '.a'S o'"otnd
|
hv M deliberate intention of coquctthE Niun
him | was Mt least honest in that l hau u'r ,a
conscientiOuslv, nay earnestly 10 l'i' mod
with him. and under such circumstances :, - w;n
only right to give him every oIporl"n,N ~ eIi
me 7 hal not dreamed that he wou'i SI'ah 80
soon I had postponed in my own ih'!l1 . wv
necessity of any very s eedy oV'.,VH IA lonn
ninth during this terrible eNeh'lE. NV. ;,lo
,,tod NV n face which never, for orc sln"ic
t scanned 10 leave my mental slght. Nhen,
In rage. | rubbed the hand when VIZ; Nit t,i
had kissed as though 1t were stained WIN d"
dreadful stain even then, as turl'u llV'n ~ W.
", aTrrv haste. | caught sight of BIS face Not
avon tho wrath which OVerWheih'u me ""u
p,evented my being struck by inc 5on,I
lis countenanoe; 1t was so uIcnSNE pii
sorrowful that | felt ms t 3'
never caoce the recol ,ction Of it from
NV memory All the time that cha''cu,
laughed or danced it rose up between l n m.
and everything else around me lherc was no NJ
for Mr. Gren eli TO be in person IN the room MS
presence was per, etualy by my side' by my
eiSow before my eyes; had he been hundred
leagues away 1t must have been the same.
Now. as the Marquis spoke, shortly Set very
much 10 the point, ungracefuny but honestly d.
like himself, that haunting face came pct"tcn
me and the words 90 which was listening. or
one wild moment, PERHAPS. was "IhP,ou "
accept Lord Balym"re's onef; Dut nv" Iii mI1
impossibIe. There was on me so strong tnr3'l
I could not loose myself from il: dared not Dc
untrue to i'll could not be untrue to myself.
shook my head. and, with few broken words
ne Kind and grateful words as l could make them,
/ refused the Marquis. But, alas his wrath
knew no bounds. Somewhat 10 my SURPRISE he lost
his temper completely, and jumping UP from ms
chair he told plainly that he Thought III OF
me. that | was "a heartless ihrt; that had
hired him OH Only for the sake OF giving Inn
the Iain OF q refusal. / begged his forgiveness
meekly for al excitement had dicd out O1 me,
and / acknowledged that had acscu WI"hsH
through though cssncss; but he wouI accept none
of nv apobci. =, and finally we Ialtcd win colu
and bitter words. L returned alone TO thc oaii1
room, sore at heart, and looking propaDiy DE- 4
felt for an acquaintance, passing me- observer
with pity 49,
"dow white and tired YOU lo,k, Mrs. IooNey
Time passed | scarcely knew hov. "ahGcr'a
about. too restless and ovcrwrou4ht to 10 rs L
was half tenn ted, and creep up I" ny OWN Io0in'
Presently Lady Dovcdale Joined me, 49,
is IL not pity" she asked, that our gay
party must come to an end tomorrow ono
razed keenly at me as she contlhued'
Il hope that you enjoyed 1t, Ruth ior my p"tc
always feel a at these pleasant gatherings nave
sad endings. PEG, lc arrive, make irchus-'noai
all disperse We never know how or "heIc VIZ
nav meet again =" / looked at her, out m! TONGUE
seemed to elrave to the roof Of my mouth.
"By-the-bye, how about your Journey 10 NOR
row?" asked Lady Dovedale more hghtiy' Inc
MARQUIS has Just to1 me that he must be on py
an early train: o'clock, In fact. want you 10
take Dora by the mldday-you go to LONDON,
know: but she only travels half the way lou
VIII have at least Mr. Grenfell for your escort lie
is going TO London by the II EXPRESS"
81 beg your pardon" SAID voice suddenly DC
side us, and | started to see the person JUST
named On his arm leaned Mrs. Clement; ne
had lust come with her from the tea-room
Il beg your pardon, Lady Dovedale re-
peated MIR. Gfenfeli, smiling. L fear that have
changed my mind since this mOrnIhg-l must
leave by early train
You also." exclaimed Lady Dovedaic, with
evident surprise. Can't you stay and take care
OF the ladies'"
Quite suddenly there seemed TO rush up from
nv heart a hOod-tide of longing, wild wish
to have one more interview however short, how
ever final with this man. With gesture that
1 was scarce conscious OF / put out my hands
entreatingy toward him, saying rashly:
"Oh, Mr.. Grenfcll, do please wait and come
with usl" . -,
He looked at me l thought with Kind Of
stony dspleasure, but whilst | grew suddenly
ashamed of what | had said, and felt my cheeks
burning with deep bushes, he bowed, ana re-
piled courteously, though cOldly:
Certainly if you wish it; l am at Your
ORDERS